"Who... who are you?!"
Even though Madame Gao had seen four hundred years of the world, she had never seen such an eerie woman before.
When did she appear?
And when did she make her move?
Was that Qigong? magic? Or some even more profane sorcery?
With just a light point of a finger, she could turn a ninja she had cultivated for decades into a lump of rotten meat?
If she were to point at her... A chill crawled up her spine and filled her body; Madame Gao had never been so panicked, but something even more terrifying was yet to come—
Makima lowered her finger, her golden ringed eyes looking past the crowd to meet Madame Gao's gaze from afar.
"Just a passing-by Devil, remember that!"
This somewhat chuunibyou classic line couldn't help but pop into Sumire's head.
There was really no helping it; hearing Madame Gao ask that, it would have been uncomfortable not to use that meme.
Of course, Makima didn't have that much leisure; she silently scanned the five or six surrounding ninjas with those ringed eyes.
No incantations, no medium required.
Just a single look.
Those death soldiers, who were originally loyal only to The Hand, shuddered violently.
Then, under Madame Gao's horrified gaze.
They turned around and pointed their still-dripping blades at the Master they had served for countless years—Madame Gao.
"You did this? How is that possible..."
Madame Gao felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
So the culprit behind those two ninjas who suddenly went berserk earlier was this woman with the strange eyes?!
How did she do it?
How could these ninjas be controlled by someone else?
"Kill."
Makima's red lips parted slightly, and in the gentlest voice, she spat out the most cruel word.
Swish, swish, swish!
Without the slightest hesitation, several ninjas charged frantically at Madame Gao like moths to a flame.
"Get away!!"
Madame Gao had no choice but to strike. The cane in her hand carried a powerful surge of Qi, each strike capable of shattering a ninja's bones, but her heart grew heavier.
[villainess value +73]
[simulation value +126]
Just as she crushed the skull of the last ninja with a palm strike, amidst blood and severed limbs, her old strength spent and her new strength yet to rise.
The woman Madame Gao feared finally made her move personally.
Makima just stood there quietly.
Whoosh—!
Suddenly, from her abdomen, a chain shot out!
Madame Gao's spiritual sense was screaming frantically.
Absolutely must not be touched!
Once connected by that thing, her four hundred years of cultivation, her soul, and her will would all change hands instantly!
"Hah!!"
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